Ukrainians warned of the rise of water in the rivers

The rise in water levels is expected on the rivers basins of Xiang, Dniester (Lviv, Ivano-Frankivsk region) 0.2-0.8 m, on the rivers of the Western bug basin is 0.1-0.5 m.

In Ukraine from 29 to 31 January in connection with the thaw expected to increase water levels above current levels in some rivers in the West of the country. On Monday, January 29, the press service of the State service of Ukraine for emergency situations.

So, rise in water levels is expected on the rivers basins of Xiang, Dniester (Lviv, Ivano-Frankivsk region) 0.2-0.8 m, on the rivers of the Western bug basin is 0.1-0.5 m.

“The destruction of the ice cover, sometimes drifting, while the formation of jams of ice with sharp fluctuations in water levels”, – stated in the message of the SSES.

We will remind, in 2017 in Transcarpathia as a result of rising water levels in rivers were evacuated 146 people from 40 homes. There was a flooding of 1987 hectares of farmland, 804 households. Damage from the floods was estimated at 86 million 42 thousand UAH.